The 8.1 magnitude quake was 17-kilometres deep.

Local authorities are currently assessing the possibility of a tsunami.

There's currently no warning for New Zealand.

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26 Oct: About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity

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Environment:
Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways 22:27

Accident and Emergency:
A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall 21:17

International:
Two US Navy aircraft based on USS Nimitz carrier crash within 30 minutes in South China Sea 19:47

International:
Arnold Schwarzenegger accuses US states of trying to 'out-cheat' each other under Trump 19:17

Accident and Emergency:
A single-vehicle crash has blocked State Highway 2 in the Hauraki District near Karangahake Gorge 18:57

Environment:
Areas already hit by last week's wild weather are in for another round 18:37

Boxing:
Joseph Parker is adamant he still has the fire to climb the ranks of boxing's heavyweight division again 18:07

Cricket:
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine believes her team prepared for the World Cup's sub-continent conditions as best as they could, despite a disappointing end to her one-day career 17:27

Netball:
The Silver Ferns are keeping any details around coach Dame Noeline Taurua's reinstatement on the sideline until the end of the Constellation Cup 17:27

International:
Cost-of-living crisis and 'weight of the world' means we're socialising less than ever 17:07

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